June 20, 2012

Everything is nature has a purpose, so the saying goes. So what about places where you can’t venture without rubber boots, gloves, or bug spray? Surely we don’t need those mucky, swampy wetlands that abound across Alberta. They’re stinky, mushy, and not always suitable for camping, picnics and boating.

May 30, 2012

This week we asked Ed Whittingham, executive director of the Pembina Institute, to be our guest blogger, responding to questions we had about a new campaign promoted by Pembina and other Canadian environmental organizations.

February 29, 2012

Sometimes it seems it’s all or nothing for Alberta’s oil sands regulation. Environmental oversight is often seen by critics as too weak, or unnecessarily stringent by advocates. While oil sands opponents insist the government isn’t doing enough to mitigate its impacts, development supporters say regulation is not only adequate and effective, it is erring towards over-regulation, unnecessarily constraining the development of a vital and valuable resource for Alberta and Canada.

Oil Sands Question and Response (OSQAR) is a blog created by Suncor Energy to support constructive dialogue about the oil sands. In our weekly posts, we talk about the energy industry, environmental impact, tailings management and reclamation, water management and the social and economic implications of oil sands development.

Our oil sands operations are near Fort McMurray, Alberta, where we recover bitumen from oil sands through mining and in situ operations. The bitumen from both operations is then upgraded to refinery-ready feedstock and diesel fuel. More about the where and the what of the oil sands can be found on our oil sands resource page.